Tag: gambling

Despite the large length of time between updates, my betting experiment does continue – so far I’ve not actually won anything (shock!) but I’ve got another four bets to do to meet the requirements of the original scheme.

The last update saw me putting bets on various Champions League matches – and funnily enough, I got 3 out of the 4 results correct – it was only Manchester United drawing with Shakhtar Donetsk that cost me the win on that occasion.

After that, it was bets on four international matches (I think they were friendlies, but I can’t remember for sure) and again, it was 3 out of 4 correct.

I then deviated from the pattern slightly and placed six bets on a single accumulator. This time, I got 4 correct.

I have since left it for a bit while I concentrate on other things, but the remaining four bets will be concluded in the New Year – where I hope to actually bloody win something.

Birmingham City again defied expectations and romped home to a 3 – 0 victory against Millwall, but two of the matches ended with a draw so in this round of betting, only the Doncaster/Burnley match went my way. Had I won, it would have added £32.77 into the pot.

The Next Round

This time, we’re talking Champions League. I’ve actually put on two bets this time around, although only one of them counts towards the experiment (the other has come out from a separate “pot” and is not going to come off at all, but it’s fun to think about.)

The bets within the experiment is:

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester United – Manchester United to win

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Real Sociedad – Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win

Juventus vs Galatasaray Sk – Draw

Paris Saint-Germain vs Benfica – Paris Saint-Germain to win

With it being Champions League, I don’t have “league position” to go on regarding who I should bet on, so I’ve based it on whoever is odds-on favourite to win, except in the case of Juventus/Galatasaray, where the bookmakers didn’t have a clear idea on a winner, so I’ve gone for a draw.

If this set of bets comes off, it’ll be a £54.10 return.

Current Status: Down £3.00

The Side Bet

As an extra bit of stupidity fun, I’ve also placed a side bet in an accumulator across all of the Champions League matches being played tonight, with my “predictions” (and I use the term in the loosest possible sense) as follows:

Who would have guessed that Birmingham City football club would thrash Swansea City 3 – 1 on Tuesday night? Admittedly, out of the five bets that I ran in my previous post, Swansea weren’t the only ones that let me down, but they were certainly the most surprising.

So, my experiment is off to a poor start – who could have seen that coming? (where’s that SarcMark when you need it.)